Torbay view, September 2008

NiZiland bro

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October 5th 2008
Torbay is one of many 'bays' on the eastern North Shore above Auckland's main hub, and it has a quiet, comfortable feel about it - for those keen aficionados of 70s UK comedy, there is no hint of a Basil Fawlty or anyone resembling him in this particular 'Torbay'. I am in sleepy Torbay for the foreseeable future, and better weather is now well on its way following treachorous winter conditions tha ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more